As a homeschooling mom I think we all have that one program we would love to try out. All About Reading was that one program for me. You can imagine my surprise when I saw my name on the review list a few months ago. I did my own sort of happy dance and my girls laughed at me when I did a cartwheel…but it was so worth it!
We received the All About Reading Level 1 Deluxe Kit which is a multi-sensory learning experience for students. The program is based upon the Orton-Gillingham method, which involves the senses of sight, sound, and touch, to understand and learn to read and spell. The interactive design of the program naturally progresses in a logical step-by-step order and builds upon the previous lessons. AAR1 builds upon the concepts to teach five key concepts in reading: phonological awareness, phonics and decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. All the while your student is learning to read in a fun and interactive way.
The Level 1 Kit includes:
~ Teacher’s Manual {sample}
~Student Packet (includes Activity Book) {sample}
~ Run, Bug, Run! reader {sample}
~ The Runt Pig reader {sample}
~Cobweb the Cat reader {sample}
Normally priced : $107.70 but currently on sale for just $99.95.
The Deluxe Reading Interactive Kit($48.95) includes: ~ Letter Tiles
~ Magnets for the Letter Tiles
~ The Basic Phonograms CD-ROM
~ Reading Divider Cards ~ Reading Review Box ~Reading Tote Bag (<3 tote bags) ~Star Stickers
The lessons are FULLY scripted and telling you exactly what to say. This makes the program so easy to teach. There are also 
must read helpful teacher scripts in light grey boxes found in the margins of the teacher's manual. You also need a magnetic whiteboard or you can get crafty like I did and use a metal cookie sheet as I did not have any wall space for another whiteboard to go. Plus, it made the program portable for us.
AAR 1 is choke full of activities that make learning to read fun. From fluency practice sheets to just plain fun activities your beginner reader will be hooked from the start. The readers are excellent books with great stories for your beginner reader. I love that they are hard back books with many different stories 
in each one. One of the best parts of the books is that your child starts reading their first story at Lesson 5. I used this program with Montana who already had a head start on reading short vowel words so this was great for her. She wants to read Chapter books and the books a set up like a Chapter book, so she was a happy camper.
Now, you might be thinking that this is more than what you want to budget for a reading program. And in all honesty this is part of what held me back from purchasing AAR last fall. However, I am pleased to say that All About Learning Press' products come with a Go Ahead and Use it One-Year Guarantee.
"That's right. You and your child have a full year to try out the programs! If you find that the curriculums do not meet your needs, simply return the materials at any time within one year of purchase for a full refund of your purchase price."
If I would have know this last fall I would have definitely taken the plunge and purchased this program without hesitation. While we are using AAR 1 in conjunction with another reading program, I wholeheartedly recommend this to everyone looking for a reading program. With the One-Year Guarantee you have nothing to lose and everything to gain! Click over here to see what my fellow Crewmates have to say about All About Reading, Level 1.
Company ~ All About Learning Press
Product ~ All About Reading, Level 1
Price ~ Level 1 Kit: normally $107.70, but on sale for $99.95; Basic Reading Kit: $28.95; Deluxe Reading Kit: $48.95
Age ~ beginner readers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I received All About Reading, Level 1, in exchange for a thorough and honest review. Though I am compensated with free products, I am not compensated in the form of cash for my reviews. The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but are not influenced by the company or the free product provided.
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